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Germany and Portugal square off on Monday in one of the most intriguing match ups of the World Cup so far. Both are considered legitimate contenders and it should be an epic clash and fortunately for Portugal, they’ll have Cristiano Ronaldo in the line up.
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“Cristiano is training well, he’s training hard and we are sure he’s going to be 100 percent to help us and to have an excellent game,” Portugal goalkeeper Eduardo said, via FIFA.com.

That is big news for for Portugal who are in the “group of death.”

“Of course, Ronaldo is good. You’re talking about the best player in the world. It’s like the other good players in the other teams that can make a difference,” Eduardo added. “We’re ready for anything, but of course with Cristiano it’s better for us. Of course we are a group, a lot of good players and nobody wins alone. But of course with Cristiano it’s better for us.”

Germany captain Philipp Lahm played down the significance of Cristiano Ronaldo being available for the game.

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“With Ronaldo, I am taking it that he will play but it makes no difference to us,” said Lahm, via FIFA.com. “He is an exceptional player but we are preparing normally as if he is going to play, as if he will be able to play and we think he will be able to play. For him too, it must be special to face us again, he must be desperate to finally beat us.”

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Though Ronaldo missed the friendlies with Mexico and Greece and failed to get on the scoresheet in Portugal’s last match against the Republic of Ireland, he was the star of the show in New Jersey that night.

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Playing 65 minutes after returning from a troubling injury, he showed no signs of weakness as he tormented the Irish defence with the kind of performance worthy of a Ballon d’Or winner.

Though Germany’s defence is one of the meanest around, keeping six clean sheets in its last 10 games, facing Ronaldo is enough to make any back line a bit nervy—although manager Low doesn’t seem to think so.

Low Not Threatened by Ronaldo

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Speaking with FIFA.com, the 54-year-old manager acknowledged Portugal are a dangerous outfit, though went on to say that his side can cope with the threat posed by Ronaldo:

We’re up against a side who are right behind us in the world rankings, and they are the world champions when it comes to the counter-attack. Look at the class they have got—Portugal are definitely tough opponents.

After confirming that Philipp Lahm will take up the holding midfield role while Jerome Boateng will be in charge of keeping Ronaldo quiet, Low said:

It does play a role who can keep Ronaldo in check, and Jerome Boateng has done that in the past. So too has Lahm so together they will deal with him. You cannot let him out of your sight, literally. You’ve always got to ask ‘what’s Ronaldo doing, where is Ronaldo.’

What Ronaldo will hope to be doing is adding to his World Cup goals tally, which currently stands at just two goals, though with Boateng and Lahm joining forces to thwart him it may be a tough day at the office for the Madrid star.

Prediction

Though Portugal have the kind of players who can turn defence into attack in a matter of seconds, the fact that their defence isn’t as prolific as their attack will likely play into German hands.

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There’s no better nation in world football at shutting players out, and if the Germans can keep Ronaldo quiet while continuing to adopt their attacking style then they could find their way to three points.

Spain vs. the Netherlands was the other all-star group opener of World Cup 2014, and that certainly didn’t disappoint. Though a 5-1 scoreline is unlikely, it’s still all set to be a thriller in Salvador.